Lithuanians Tied to KGB Accusations Dropped From Ballots

By

Ben Seeder

Oct. 12, 2012 6:41 p.m. ET

VILNIUS, Lithuania—Political hopefuls from a range of parties were dropped from Sunday's election ballot in Lithuania after their names were published on a list of alleged collaborators who worked with the Soviet-era KGB.

In all, of the 10 election candidates named, five were removed from the ballots, either by their own parties or by the central...